p. 17 | A Camp-Meeting for the Colored People by M. S. JONES

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 3, 1911

A Camp-Meeting for the Colored People

By M. S. JONES

THE spot selected for our camp-meeting at Hearne, Tex., was ideal in every way. After the necessary preparations had been made, and the brethren and sisters had come in from the different churches, services opened on July 6 and continued till July 17.

Sermons were delivered to large and appreciative audiences every night, and our hearts were moved to pity as the seekers after truth as well as those prompted by curiosity pressed into the large pavilion half an hour before the time to open the meeting. Three of the white brethren—Elders W. A. McCutchen, J. I. Taylor, and J. W. Norwood—joined us in our work here, coming in one after the other from the beginning of the meetings to the close. Their work was deeply appreciated.

Following the sermon on Christian education, an appeal was made in behalf of the Devall Bluff school. The sympathy of all was aroused, and pledges to the amount of eighty dollars were obtained.

The camp-meeting was not only a success, but quite an improvement over those of the past. All left the place refreshed, full of hope and courage, and determined to obtain the victory.

Our praise and consecration meetings each morning at six o'clock brought us untold benefit. The spirit of unity was a marked feature; those who had differences hastened to put them away and be reconciled. Many victories were gained. A great interest is aroused, and some are seeking the way to life. Two have already declared for the truth, while many need only house-to-house work to settle them in the faith. All praise be given to the Lord of the harvest.

Elder C. Lightner returns to his field of labor at Crescent, Okla., while brethren Thos. Defreeze and E. M. Gates continue with the writer to develop the interest here.

It may not be out of place to remark that conditions in the Southern fields are assuming alarming aspects. Indifference and carelessness have settled down on the masses of the people, while fanaticism and other satanic delusions are doing their part. The breach between the races continues to grow wider, and the conditions more ominous. We need help now, before the awful words, “Too late,” are heard from all lips. Our church-school is still a perplexity, and we “need a right way for ourselves and our little ones.” M. S. JONES.